EP3577427C0 - Ultrasonic meter and method for sensing a flow variable - Google Patents

Ultrasonic meter and method for sensing a flow variable

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EP3577427C0
EP3577427C0 EP18701242.2A EP18701242A EP3577427C0 EP 3577427 C0 EP3577427 C0 EP 3577427C0 EP 18701242 A EP18701242 A EP 18701242A EP 3577427 C0 EP3577427 C0 EP 3577427C0
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sensing
flow variable
ultrasonic meter
ultrasonic
meter
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EP3577427A1 (en
EP3577427B1 (en
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Michael Mayle
Peter Ploss
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Diehl Metering GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/662—Constructional details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/667—Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/02—Analysing fluids
    • G01N29/024—Analysing fluids by measuring propagation velocity or propagation time of acoustic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P5/00—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft
    • G01P5/24—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave
    • G01P5/245—Measuring speed of fluids, e.g. of air stream; Measuring speed of bodies relative to fluids, e.g. of ship, of aircraft by measuring the direct influence of the streaming fluid on the properties of a detecting acoustical wave by measuring transit time of acoustical waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/01—Indexing codes associated with the measuring variable
    • G01N2291/017—Doppler techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level

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  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
EP18701242.2A 2017-02-03 2018-01-04 Ultrasonic meter and method for sensing a flow variable Active EP3577427B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE102017000959 2017-02-03
DE102017004038.9A DE102017004038B4 (en) 2017-02-03 2017-04-26 Ultrasonic meter and method for detecting a flow variable
PCT/EP2018/000007 WO2018141469A1 (en) 2017-02-03 2018-01-04 Ultrasonic meter and method for sensing a flow variable

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EP3577427C0 true EP3577427C0 (en) 2023-11-22
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EP (1) EP3577427B1 (en)
CN (1) CN110199179B (en)
DE (1) DE102017004038B4 (en)
WO (1) WO2018141469A1 (en)

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CN110199179A (en) 2019-09-03
CN110199179B (en) 2021-09-07
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EP3577427B1 (en) 2023-11-22

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